A wry, macape tale of simple country living, putal murder, and a reasonably happy couple, from our “most startlingly offbeat suspense novelist” (Gore Vidal).In their lovely old Cotswolds village, Janet and Susan are known to all the other villagers as “the girls”—a fixture. Partners in love and work, co-proprietors of a picturesque shop specializing in the work of local artisans and farmers, they lead an enviable, enviably settled life.So it’s no catastrophe when Sue, the y...

Considered by many to be Dickens' finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip), from a boy of shallow dreams to a man with depth of character. From its famous dramatic opening on the bleak Kentish marshes, the story abounds with some of Dickens' most memorable characters.Among them are the kindly blacksmith Joe Gargery, the mysterious convict Abel Magwitch, the eccentric Miss Haversham and her beautiful ward Estella, Pip's ...

**'Such great dialogue and action...a frisky murder story and terrific reading' - John Self, The TimesTwo women. One baby. And a man in the sceptic tank.**In their lovely Cotswolds village, Janet and Susan are known simply as ‘the girls’. Partners in love and work, proprietors of a picturesque shop, they lead an enviably peaceful life.But after one moment of surprising passion, the girls’ lives take a deeply unsettling turn.Part-dark comedy, part-cr...

A strategic blueprint for elite and rising entrepreneurs to achieve 100x growth, build legacy, and engineer 25 years of exponential success.This bold and visionary guide delivers a 25-year strategic roadmap for elite and rising entrepreneurs to achieve exponential success, freedom, and legacy. Grounded in real-time research and 40+ years of coaching industry-defining leaders, Building Your Greater Future 2026 introduces the 10 Greater Measurements Framewor...

In John Bowen's The Birdcage Peter Ash and Norah Palmer have been living together for nine years. Having never seen the point in getting married they are the epitome of a modern successful career-oriented couple; Peter is the compere for a series of 'art' films and Norah is the Script Editor for the Drama Department of a commercial television company. Why then when holidaying in Venice does Peter decide to break up their long-lasting relationship? What happens to their order and s...

First published in 1959 The Centre of the Green is John Bowen's third novel. The story centres around the Baker family: the father Justin is a retired Colonel; the mother, Teresa, is over-possessive and refuses to admit that her sons have grown-up; the sons Julian and Charles - one is a married advertising copywriter with a penchant for extra-marital affairs while the other is withdrawn and suicidal, desperately looking for human contact in the vast anonymity of London.

Most investors are told their retirement future depends on Wall Street—stocks, bonds, and index funds. But there's a broader landscape of opportunities hidden in plain sight.Wealth Beyond Wall Street is an essential field manual for anyone curious about how retirement accounts can be used in more diverse ways. Drawing on nearly 20 years of experience educating over 100,000 investors, John Bowens brings together the key information, rules, and real-world examples behind self-directe...

First published in 1958 After the Rain was described by Angus Wilson as a 'cataclysmic novel . . . as exciting as any deluge you can hope to find; but if you think deluges are too trivial, John Bowen has a surprise for you: his novel turns out to be satire of the first order.'Beginning in the basement of Foyle's bookshop in the Charing Cross Road in London and moving to rainmaking in Texas, love in Chew Magna, a camp in the Mendips, a storm at sea, sharks, sunstrok...

The warning signs are obvious. Our freedoms and our nation itself are under siege. We face unprecedented circumstances. Russia and China’s expansionist ambitions pose an existential foreign military threat. At the same time, we are facing a significant internal challenge as every fissure from social media to election integrity to our national borders are being exploited.The backbone of our Republic, ensuring our American freedoms, is our military. The Calvert Task Group sounds the ...

A strategic blueprint for elite and rising entrepreneurs to achieve 100x growth, build legacy, and engineer 25 years of exponential success.With EXCLUSIVE audiobook-only insights and coaching from Dan Sullivan and John Bowen.This bold and visionary guide delivers a 25-year strategic roadmap for elite and rising entrepreneurs to achieve exponential success, freedom, and legacy. Grounded in real-time research and 40+ years of coaching industr...

Low-Cost Airline Carriers in Emerging Countries traces the development of low-cost carriers (LCCs) in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, examining airlines that have become significant players in their home markets but little known at a global scale. The book maps the geography of the LCC phenomenon, explaining the starkly varying success of budget airlines, and assessing their current social, economic and environmental impacts. The book concludes with insights into the futur...

Set in the world of a large advertising company Storyboard focuses on the decision by the agency's clients, Hoppness, Silch & Co. ('the soap people') to destroy one of their competitor's products. Into this scheme are thrust copyeditor Sophia Last and her boss Hugh Grover, as well as over-conscientious Account Executive Keith Bates, his wife Sylvia and their son Stephen. Also caught up in these events is Ralph Cavell, a young research graduate turned journalist.